Liner for pockets



Aug. 27, 1963 F. o. RAHJES LINER FOR POCKETS Filed July 14, 1961 Fig. 2

IN VEN TOR. FFA N555 a. PAM/E5 United States Patent O 3,101,482 LINER FOR POCKETS Frances 0. Rahjes, Agra, Kans. Filed July 14, 1961, Ser. No. 124,167 2 Claims. (Cl. 2247) This invention relates to a liner for pockets as found in wearing apparel.

My invention is concerned with the provision of a pocket liner for the use in apparel used mainly as work trousers, overalls and coveralls.

More specifically my invention has for its object the provision of a pocket liner together with the means and manner of securing it in place. Further the liner is provided with sides extended to form flaps and when the liner is secured it is intended that the liner will present protective surfaces at the opening into the pocket.

It is a further object of my invention to provide areplaceable liner adapted to fit into a pocket specially adapted to receive the liner.

It is a further object to provide an inexpensive pocket liner.

It is a further object to provide a liner with attaching means so that articles being placed in the pocket will go into the liner and not between the liner and garment.

It is also an intent of the liner to provide a protective barrier between the cloth of the garment and pocket and potential cloth destroying or. deteriorating media.

To attain these objects and such further objects as may appear herein or be hereinafter pointed out, I make reference to the following description and the accompanying drawing in which similar characters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the views.

Referring to the single sheet of drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a side view of a patch pocket adapted to fit the liner;

FIGURE 2 is a side view of the liner; and

FIGURE 3 is aside View of the liner placed in the pocket and attached in the preferred manner.

More particularly in the drawing referring to FIG- URE 1, the pocket 11 is a patch pocket stitched at 12 to the garment 13. The top of the pocket is open at 14. As a new element of the pocket 11, a button hole 15 is located substantially as shown. Adjacent to the upper portion of the pocket and affixed to the garment 13 is one element of a stud-and-socket snap fastener 16.

FIGURE 2 illustrates the preferred construction of a liner 2%). The liner 20 is made of any suitable sheet material, preferably of sheet plastic. The material selected must be supple or pliant and also must have sufficient body to retain the constructed form. Since the purpose of the liner is to protect the fabric of the pocket 11 and garment 13, the selected material for the liner should also be impervious to most acids, salts and grease found on batteries, machinery and the like. The preferred material can be selected from the commercial plastic sheeting such as vinyl, or poly-ethylene or Mylar.

The liner 20 is generally rectangular in shape and may be tapered to conform to the general configuration of the pocket 11 within which it is intended to lit. The liner 20 generally is slightly smaller than the inside of the pocket 11 and disposed to lay fiat when inserted in the pocket 11. g

The liner 20 has a flap. 21 disposed to bend at 22. Afiixed to the flap 21 is one half of a stud-and-socket snap fastener 23. The liner 20 as shown in the preferred embodiment is made from one piece of material cut and formed. After cutting to the desired shape the material is folded at 27 and joined together at the edges 28. On the near surface is fastened the other half of a stud-and-socket snap fastener 26, this half of the fastener 26 co-acts with r 3,101,482 Patented Aug. 27, 1963 the half of the fastener 23. On the back surface is fastened the other half of a stud-and-socket snap fastener 25. This half of the fastener co-acts with the half of the fastener 16.

In use as shown in FIGURE 3 the liner 20 as shown in FIGURE 2 is inserted into pocket 11 through the opening 14. This is accomplished by folding lengthwise the liner 20. After inserting thefolded liner 20 into the pocket 11, the liner 20 is unfolded and is adjusted in place.

To fasten the liner 20 in place, flaps 21 and 24 are secured. This is done by inserting through the buttonhole 15 the stud half of the stud-and-socket snap fastener halves number 23 and number 26. The two parts of the fastener number 23 and number 26 are then engaged together. The flap 24 is then aligned and the stud-andsocket snap fastener half 25 is engaged with the other half snap fastener number 16. With the fasteners joined the liner 20 is secured as are the flaps 21 and 24.

With the flaps 21 and24 attached as above, the wearer of the garment 13 can direct the item toward the pocket 1 11 and be assured that the item will enter the liner 20 instead of between the liner 20 and the garment 13.

To remove the liner, the above procedure is reversed.

In use the liner 20 permits the wearer of the garment 13 to carry such items as pliers, wrenches and other tools and items in the lined pocket without such articles coming in contact with the fabric of the garment 13 or the pocket 11. With the flap-s 21 and 24 affiXed nearly complete protection is provided.

As is often the case in working around machinery and equipment, tools and items come in contact with acids,

salts, greases and similar media. If the tools or items are not cleaned before placing in the pocket, the pocket is be-fouled and often the fabric is weakened or eaten. The destruction of the fabric and pocket then requires an extensive repair or the scrapping of the garment.

A liner 20 as outlined above when used as intended provides the necessary protection to the fabric and thus extends the life of the garment.

Of further benefit is the ease of cleaning the pocket 11. The removal of the liner 20 leaves the pocket 11 clean and the accumulation of dirt and debris in the liner 20 is easily knocked out by inverting the liner 20 and tapping sharply with the hand.

While I have herein shown the preferred embodiment of the invention as applying to patch pockets and particularly to those found on the leg portion of work clothes, it is to be understood that it may be applied to various other types of pockets, where applicable, Mthont departing from the scope of the invention. It is also to be understood that the attaching means 23, 26 and 16, 25

may be varied, as desired, as for example buttons or suitable hooks may be employed in lieu of the snap fastener type of fastening means herein shown. It is also to be noted that substitution for the buttonhole 15 may be made by attaching a button or fastener to the outside of the pocket in lieu of the buttonhole 15. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction as set forth, but desire to avail myself of all changes within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a patch pocke of a garment, the patch pocke having a top portion, a long side, a bottom and a shorter side attached to the garment, the top being attached from the long side for a short distance leaving a slanted opening from the termination of the top to the termination of the shorter side, a passageway formed in the patch pocket adjacent the top and near the long side, a first attaching snap attached to the garment adjacent the opening, a liner arranged and constructed to fit inside 3 said patch pocket and comprising; a grease and acidresistant pliable material cut and formed to present a front and a back portion, the front and back being folded and forming a first long side, the front and back being joined and forming a second shorter side opposite the first side, a bottom formed by joining the front and back portions, said front portion having an extended front flap portion so arranged and constructed as to be folded outwardly thence back upon itself, the fold thus formed being at an angle corresponding to the angle of the opening in the patch pocket, said back portion being substantially rectangularly shaped whence the front flap is folded a triangul-arly shaped upper corner of the back portion is exposed, a second attaching snap being afiixed to the outer side of the triangularly exposed upper corner, a third snap means attached to the outer face to coincide with the passageway in the patch pocket and a fourth snap means attached to the outer front face on the front flap whereby when the liner is inserted into the patch pocket the liner will lie flat therein and the triangular shaped upper corner is attached to the garment by engaging first and second snap means and the front flapis placed outside the patch pocket and folded there on the third and fourth snap means are engaged through the formed passageway the patch pocket with liner in place thence presenting for use a grease and acid-resistant pocket.

2. Ina patch pocket of a garment, the patch pocket having a top portion, a long side, a bottom and a shorter side attached to the garment, the top being attached from 4 constructed to fit inside said patch pocket and comprising; a grease and acid resistant pliable material cut and formed to present a front and back portion, the front and back being folded and forming a first long side, the front and back being joined and forming a second shorter side opposite the first side, a bottom formed by joining the front and back portions, said front portion having an extended front flap portion so arranged and constructed as to be folded outwardly thence back upon itself, the fold thus formed being at an angle corresponding to the angle of the opening in the patch pocket, said back portion being substantially rectangularly shaped whence the front is folded a triangularly shaped upper corner of the back portion is exposed, a third attaching snap being affixed to the outer side of the triangularly exposed upper corner, a fourth snap means attached to the outer front face on the front flap to coincide with and engage the first snap means on the patch pocket whereby when the liner is inserted into the patch pocket the liner Will lie flat therein and the triangular shaped upper corner is attached to the garment by engaging second and third snaps and the front flap is placed outside the patch pocke and folded thereon the fourth snap means is engaged on first snap means, the patch pocket with liner in place thence presenting for use a grease and acidresistant pocket.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 623,460 Bishop Apr. 18, 1899 1,310,125 Lundberg et a1 July 15, 1919 2,389,697 Stoeckent Nov. 27, 1946 2,557,445 Lewallen June 19, 1951 2,866,205 Croxton Dec. 30, 1958 

1. IN A "PATCH POCKET" OF A GARMENT, THE "PATCH POCKET" HAVING A TOP PORTION, A LONG SIDE, A BOTTOM AND A SHORTER SIDE ATTACHED TO THE GARMENT, THE TOP BEING ATTACHED FROM THE LONG SIDE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE LEAVING A SLANTED OPENING FROM THE TERMINATION OF THE TOP TO THE TERMINATION OF THE SHORTER SIDE, A PASSAGEWAY FORMED IN THE "PATCH POCKET" ADJACENT THE TOP AND NEAR THE LONG SIDE, A FIRT ATTACHING SNAP ATTACHED TO THE GARMENT ADJACENT THE OPENING, A LINER ARRANGED AND CONSTRUCTED TO FIT INSIDE SAID "PATCH POCKET" AND COMPRISING; A GREASE AND ACIDRESISTANT PLIABLE MATERIAL CUT AND FORMED TO PRESENT A FRONT AND A BACK PORTION, THE FRONT AND BACK BEING FOLDED AND FORMING A FIRST LONG SIDE, THE FRONT AND BACK BEING JOINED AND FORMING A SECOND SHORTER SIDE OPPOSITE THE FIRST SIDE, A BOTTOM FORMING BY JOINING THE FRONT AND BACK PORTIONS, SAID FRONT PORTION HAVING AN EXTENDED FRONT FLAP PORTION SO ARRANGED AND CONSTRUCTED AS TO BE BOLDED OUTWARDLY THENCE BACK UPON ITSELF, THE FOLD THUS FORMED BEING AT AN ANGLE CORRESPONDING TO THE ANGLE OF THE OPEN ING IN THE "PATCH POCKET," SAID BACK PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULARLY SHAPED WHENCE THE FRONT FLAP IS FOLDED A TRIANGULARLY SHAPED UPPER CORNER OF THE BACK FOLDED A TRIANGULARLY SHAPED UPPER CORNER OF THE BACK THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TRIANGULARLY EXPOSED UPPER CORNER, A THIRD SNAP MEANS ATTACHED TO THE OUTER FACE TO COINCIDE WITH THE PASSAGEWAY IN THE "PATCH POCKET" AND A FOURTH SNAP MEANS ATTACHED TO THE OUTER FRONT FACE ON THE FRONT FLAP WHEREBY WHEN THE LINER IS INSERTED INTO THE "PATCH POCKET" THE LINER WILL LIE FLAT THEREIN AND THE TRIANGULAR SHAPED UPPER CORNER IS ATTACHED TO THE GARMENT BY ENGAGING FIRST AND SECOND SNAP MEANS AND THE FRONT FLAP IS PLACED OUTSIDE THE "PATCH POCKET" AND FOLDED THERE ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH SNAP MEANS ARE ENGAGED THROUGH THE FORMED PASSAGEWAY THE "PATCH POCKET" WITH LINER IN PLACE THENCE PRESENTING FOR USE A GREASE AND ACID-RESISTANT POCKET. 